2nd grader dies after collapsing on playground, school official says
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A local school has released a public statement after one of their students collapsed on school grounds and later was pronounced dead.
Libertas School of Memphis, a Montessori school located on Edenburg Drive, took to social media to share new details following the death of a second grader.
According to the statement penned by the executive director of the school, the second grader was on the playground when they suddenly collapsed; the letter states that several
The Memphis Police Department later received a call from the children’s hospital, notifying them of the child’s death.
The 8-year-old female was pronounced deceased at the hospital, and, per MPD, there were no signs of foul play.
The following letter was posted in its entirety to the Libertas School’s facebook account:
